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2022-2023
Pamela Bush Allen Provides 40 Thanksgiving Dinners
CCFA partners with our CCFA volunteer Pamela Bush Allen who volunteers to operate her own community food pantry in West Trenton. Ms. Bush Allen cooked 40 dinners that were given to individuals and families who needed a home-cooked meal on Thanksgiving Day. This act of...
Wegman’s Thanksgiving Baskets at Life Gate Christian Assembly
CCFA’s long-time faith-based community partners Pastors Morris and Laraine Bender of Life Gate Christian Assembly in Trenton provided 18 CCFA families with their Wegman’s Thanksgiving Food Baskets! Families were excited and grateful for the “fresh Turkeys” 15lbs to...
Thanksgiving Books for Breaks
On November 21st CCFA’s Books for Breaks was held at the Jefferson Intermediate School in partnership with Christine‘s Hope for Kids, who generously donated 141 “ treat bags “ for 5th graders. In addition to these bags filled with goodies and treats, each student...
58 Thanksgiving Family Food Baskets for Trenton Families
On November 19th, 58 Trenton families were blessed with one week’s groceries, which included 2 bags filled with cereal, can goods, tuna, beef stew, tuna, bread, a dozen eggs, peanut butter/jelly, margarine, fresh fruit, and potatoes and a large Perdue Oven Stuffer....
Boys and Girls Club STEM Conference
CCFA sponsors 8 students from our STEM cohort to attend the Boys Girls Club Mercer County’s STEM Conference on November 10th. The day included a comprehensive STEM interactive curriculum, exploring science, advancement in technology, engineering activities, and...
Princeton Blairstown Girls Leadership Institute
CCFA’s “ Lead to Achieve” Program sponsors 3 girls to attend the November 5th-6th, Princeton Blairstown Girls Leadership Institute at Blairstown. The girls were selected based on their demonstrated leadership potential and participation in CCFA ‘s Girls SWIM to ROW!...
Books & Treats
The Center for Child and Family Achievement’s(CCFA) 8th Annual “ Books & Treats” was held at the Jefferson Intermediate School and Wilson Homes yesterday. It was a joyous time filled with bags of sweet treats and fun hand toys for all 4th Graders at Jefferson....
CCFA’s Annual “Books and Treats” Held at Jefferson School and Wilson Homes
On October 31st, Jefferson Intermediate School 4th Graders and CCFA Summer Camp Cohort in Wilson Homes received colorful and fun treat bags donated by Christine’s Hope for Kids. CCFA’s “ Books and Treats” is a time when students dressed for Halloween and as their...
Jefferson School’s First PTO Meeting for 2022-23
On September 28th, the Center for Child and Family Achievement promotes parent engagement and school attendance at Jefferson School’s first PTO meeting for 2022-23. CCFA donated a laundry basket filled with items for a month's laundry supply and other household...
Jefferson Intermediate School BACK to SCHOOL NIGHT
The Center for Child and Family Achievement’s Trenton Public School partner for the 2022-23 School year is Jefferson Intermediate School. CCFA ‘s volunteer Teia Robertson distributed over 100 gift bags which included books, art kits, Uno cards, board games, popcorn,...
Leafless Not Lifeless with Sharon Benjamin
Wanda Webster Stansbury on Leafless Not Lifeless with Sharon Benjamin. interview - Center for Child and Family Achievement our impact celebrating 8 years of “Families Reading and Achieving Together “ and over 80,000 books for Children’s Home Libraries!...